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ENC2135 Reflection- 2/5/2017

This was the first week that I really interacted with other students in the class due to our group projects and peer reviews, etc, and it allowed me to get a better feel for the diverse group of people we have in there. Being an anthropology major means that I usually have classes with the same group of people, and usually everyone has around the same views, so free and creative speech flows in our classroom environments...not so much for this class. There are too many differing opinions in that class for meto speak all of the thoughts in my head without provoking discussion that might be uncomfortable for some, and I was reminded of that this week- not to say that this is necessarily a bad thing! It’s just something I have come to find out this week.

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Reflection for ENC2135

The past two weeks for me have been huge..really 2017 so far..it seems as though the punches never stop coming but I’m rolling as best I can. Really what I’m getting at here, is that I feel like this class is going to really help me express my creativity through this transitional period of my life. In class this week I got to really interact with some of the students through peer reviews and some group work, and everyone that I have met is so positive and passionate about SOMETHING..which can be hard to find in undergrads that are still trying to find some sort of passion for themselves. I was dreading this class because my friends that took it last semester detested it more than anything, but I find my experience to be fundamentally different- this class feels like a safe space where we can air out our ideas and thoughts and views, and I hope to get more into that as the semester progresses, and I REALLY hope to get over my anxiety in classroom settings because “faking it until you make it” can only go so far :). I have really missed flexing my creative side because I have been so fixated upon work, hard-sided subjects (math and science), and relationships,and now that this interesting month is drawing to a close and I am starting to find my footing here, I’m really jazzed about trying to get out of the box and sound like myself when I write..which is my most favorite thing ever and thank you so much for allowing me to!!! I think I have sufficiently reflected at this point, so thank you for making this class feel like a safe space for me- I promise to be more on top of myself from now on.